Saudi Arabia has fired 100 imams and preachers because they failed to condemn the Muslim Brotherhood during their sermons.
NASA killed 27 monkeys in a single day
NASA put 27 monkeys to death in a single day in 2019 instead of moving them to a sanctuary, and animal rights advocates are outraged.
Identity of Grace Millane’s killer revealed
The killer of a young British backpacker has been named as Jesse Kempson who was convicted of murdering Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand. It has also been revealed for the first time that Mr Kempson raped another...
Fighting New Delhi’s monkey influx with facial recognition
This week we begin by looking at South Korea’s strategy against Covid-19. It has been widely praised as effective against the virus but is it corrosive to personal freedoms? Next we see how monks are racing to...
Coronavirus pandemic: Lonely Christmas in Santa’s homeland as tourists stay away
In Rovaniemi on the #Arctic Circle, a flood of international visitors normally packs out the #SantaClaus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly #Christmas postman...
Armenian demonstrators block roads in capital
Thousands have gathered in the Armenian capital to protest the truce signed with Azerbaijan to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Taline Papzian, from the Armenia Peace Initiative, says unrest continues in the disputed...
1,500 lorries stuck in Kent as UK talks to France – BBC News
More than 1,500 lorries are stuck in Kent waiting to leave the UK as politicians thrash out a plan to reopen France’s border to trade and travel. France shut its UK border for 48 hours on Sunday amid fears of a...